Race 5 (162)
MORRISON HILL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 11 | ASSET PLAY (CC147) | S Dye | -- | Broke best and niggled along to take lead on rail from 1300 M with around 1L advantage to straight. Responded well when asked 350 M out and fended off repeated challenge from 2nd placegetter to win narrowly. |
2 | 2 | BETTER BOY (CD134) | F Coetzee | -- | Jumped fairly and raced in midfield 3-wide in the early stages. Went forward to race around 1L off leader down back straight. Ran on well when asked 350 M out but unable to find an extra gear to overhaul the winner. |
3 | 5 | CZAR OF PRUSSIA (CB378) | B Prebble | -- | Began fairly and soon raced in a forward position 2-wide through to straight. Fought on gamely in straight to grab 3rd near the post. |
4 | 12 | MODERN PROSPECT (CC070) | H K Yim | B/TT | Ridden along in the early stages to race in midfield 2-wide. Pushed along and made steady headway rounding the home turn. Kept on well in straight but was overhauled by 3rd placegetter on the line. |
5 | 3 | KINGFIELD (CD215) | G Schofield | B | Jumped fairly and soon raced in midfield or worse on rail. Pushed along and made little headway at home turn. All out 350 M out and made up steady ground inside the final 200 M to miss the placing by a short margin. |
6 | 13 | SMART HORSE (BV096) | A Delpech | -- | Jumped well and soon settled in worse than midfield 2-wide. From the 1000 M made up steady ground to be 4Ls off leader on straightening. Ran on fairly whilst hanging out when asked 350 M out to be closest at finish. |
7 | 6 | WHATABOB (CD213) | G Mosse | P1/TT | Soon eased to worse than midfield on rail, near the 1200 M was checked to avoid heels and dropped to the rear section. On straightening steadied to avoid heels, closed the race off well but ran out of room in the closing stages. |
8 | 10 | FANTASTIC WIN (CB188) | K S Yu | B | Broke fairly from wide draw and soon settled in a rearward position around 2-wide. Shifted out on straightening to obtain clear running and made up some ground inside final 200 M to be closest at finish. |
9 | 9 | STRATEGIC SELECT (CB133) | Y T Cheng | B | Hard ridden in the early stages to race in better than midfield on rail. Unable to maintain position down back straight to be in worse than midfield on straightening. Ran on fairly in straight but one-paced inside final 150 M. |
10 | 8 | LUCKY STALLION (CA249) | C K Tong | B | Broke well from widest and hard ridden to race in midfield out wide. Went forward down back straight to be 1-1/2Ls off pace 3-wide. Plugged on fairly in straight but slightly weakened inside final 100 M. |
11 | 14 | TIRAMISU (CB386) | D Dunn | V/TT | Broke fairly from wide gate and steadily settled in midfield 3-wide with cover. Ridden along at home turn and made little headway. Under pressure 350 M out but only able to run on evenly to the line. |
12 | 4 | CLASSA WIN (CA115) | Y Lerner | B-/P2 | Slowly away and raced in the rear section through to straight. Under pressure 350 M out and kept on fairly without threatening. |
13 | 7 | CHINSOLA (CD328) | W Woods | B1 | Jumped fairly from wide draw and raced towards the rear out wide without cover. Made little headway from the outside at home bend but found nothing in straight and steadily dropped out. |
14 | 1 | VROOM VROOM (CD290) | R Fradd | BO | Disputed lead in the early stages and eased to race 1L off leader after the 1300 M. Pushed along to maintain position after the 1000 M and commenced to give ground rounding home bend. Tailed out in straight. |
B : | Blinkers | BO : | Blinker with one cowl only | CC : | Cornell Collar | CP : | Sheepskin Cheek Pieces |
CO : | Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side | E : | Ear Plugs | H : | Hood | P : | Pacifier |
PC : | Pacifier with cowls | PS : | Pacifier with one cowl | SB : | Sheepskin Browband | SR : | Shadow Roll |
TT : | Tongue Tie | V : | Visor | VO : | Visor with one cowl | XB : | Crossed Nose Band |
"1" : | First time | "2" : | Replaced | "-" : | Removed |